Brad's Kale Chips Recalled Nationwide Over Possible Thallium in About 25,000 Bags

About 25,000 bags of Brad's kale chips are being recalled nationwide because they may contain thallium, a toxic metal, in a recall the Food and Drug Administration posted on November 3.

Snack Right Super Foods, doing business as Brad's Raw Chips, is recalling specific lots of Brad's Crunchy Kale and Brad's Veggie Chips Kale, the FDA notice says. The company announced the recall on November 2, and the FDA posted it the next day.

Which bags are recalled

The recall covers Brad's Crunchy Kale Original in 2 ounce bags, UPC 813104021679, lots 33525-1, 33525-2 and 33525-3 with a best by date of Feb. 1, 2027, lot 34525-1 with a best by date of Feb. 11, 2027, and lot 35125-2 with a best by date of Feb. 17, 2027.

It also covers Brad's Crunchy Kale Cheeze It Up in 2 ounce bags, UPC 813104021877, lot 35025-3, best by Feb. 16, 2027, and Brad's Crunchy Kale Radical Ranch in 2 ounce bags, UPC 813104020726, lot 29425-1, best by Dec. 21, 2026.

Brad's Veggie Chips Kale in 3 ounce bags, UPC 854615002054, is recalled in lots 33225-3, best by Jan. 28, 2027, 33325-2, best by Jan. 29, 2027, 33425-1, best by Jan. 30, 2027, and 33525-1, best by Feb. 1, 2027.

In all, about 25,000 bags, about 2,097 cases, are estimated to be in commerce. The chips were distributed nationwide between October and December 2025 through KeHE Distributors and United Natural Foods, known as UNFI, and sold directly to five individual consumers, the notice says.

What shoppers should do

Stop eating the chips and throw them away, the company says. Do not return them to the store, and refunds are not being offered.

The notice does not report confirmed illnesses. High exposure to thallium can cause stomach and intestinal illness, nerve damage and hair loss, according to the notice. Anyone who thinks they were affected should contact a health care provider.

Questions go to Alexa Olvera at the company, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time, through the contact listed in the FDA notice.

How the metal was found

The recall follows a California investigation that started months earlier. In May 2026, the California Department of Public Health looked into a report of a person with elevated thallium levels and collected samples from stores in the Sacramento area. Lab tests found elevated thallium in several Brad's varieties, and the department warned consumers on May 19, 2026, not to eat the products. At that time the manufacturer had not recalled them, the department said.

The recall began after the FDA told the company about the test results. The company says its manufacturing did not add the दूषित पदार्थ. Kale takes up elements from the soil as it grows, and drying the leaves concentrates what is in them, the company says.

Thallium is a metal found naturally in some soils. In large amounts it is poisonous, which is why a snack sold as a health food drew a state warning in May and a national recall in November.